Assessing quality of life of older people with dementia in long-term care: A comparison of two self-report measures

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 11-12, 2012, Pages 1632-1640

  Moyle, Wendy ^a   Gracia, Natalie ^a   Murfield, Jenny E ^a   Griffiths, Susan G ^a   Venturato, Lorraine ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Dementia; Older people; Quality of life; Questionnaire; Survey

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84861226775     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03688.x     Document Type: Article

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